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By Nigel Gambanga We have just received a press statement from Dr James Makamba, the chairman and major shareholder of the Empowerment Corporation (EC), outlining the reasons for the Telecel ownership turbulence and some assurance that the issue will be resolved. The EC is the local consortium that has a…

By Nigel Gambanga The tussle for the ownership of mobile operator, Telecel rages on. According to a report in the Daily News, a court ruling on the upcoming sale of shares was passed yesterday. Jane Mutasa, a shareholder of Empowerment Corporation which owns a 40% in Telecel Zimbabwe, along with…

By L.S.M Kabweza Last year, DSTV South Africa announced it’s annual increase in prices to be effected on 1 April, we confirmed that Zimbabwe would follow suit. And they did. South Africa has once again announced an increase. So it goes without saying that chances are high we’ll likely have…

By Nigel Gambanga It’s been 9 years since the Zimbabwean government made a pledge to come up with legislation to curb cyber crime. Of course, there’s no point in holding on to political pledges really. It’s just that it helps give a clear indication of how long we’ve been kicking…

By Nigel Gambanga Oh boy, here we go again. Here’s how the story is being told. MTN wants a slice Zimbabwean telecoms and it’s been sniffing around for potential investment opportunities that could lead to it acquiring an interest within our borders. Sound familiar? That’s because we’ve heard it before.…

By Nigel Gambanga Yesterday we talked about the cyber-security attack on Gemalto, the security company and tech contractor that provides SIM cards to the majority of mobile network operators in the world, including local networks like NetOne. Gemalto released a press statement today, sharing the results of its own investigation…

By Natasha Musonza The latest Snowden revelations about a hack by the NSA and the GCHQ into Gemalto’s computer network reportedly to steal sim-card encryption keys have understandably caused a bit of a global panic. Local mobile telecoms service providers such as NetOne, who are clients of Gemalto, have also…

By L.S.M Kabweza If you’re reading this from Zimbabwe, you’re probably as frustrated as all of us about the erratic supply of power within cities. Yours, ours, is the smaller problem. In the rural areas, most are completely off the grid completely and don’t have a ZESA to constantly vent…

By Nigel Gambanga The latest financial results (Fourth Quarter 2014) for Vimpelcom, the company with a 60% stake in Telecel Zimbabwe, have just been published. The global mobile operator registered a 21% dip in revenues and net losses of $935 million. A reduction in earnings had been anticipated with an…

By Isaac Maposa With over 8 Arabic speaking countries in Africa alone, it will be a great disservice to ourselves not to consider this great percentage of the population in our Internet ecosystem. As the Internet strives and continues to eliminate boundaries in trade and commerce, we need to think…